Alan Ball Quotes

Ultimately, physical resemblance isn't as important as whether this person can bring this character to life in a way that's compelling and makes me care about what happens to them.

Alan Ball

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LifeCharacterMeCarePersonWay

I don't really get things very... intuitively. I mean, I don't immediately understand things. The only way I really get it is by writing it down.

Joan Didion

WritingDownUnderstandWayMean

It's our government; just leave us alone and... let the free market create the jobs.

Stephen Fincher

AloneGovernmentFreeCreateLeave

After being cooked, ling cod tends to bleed out some moisture, so, before serving, let it rest a few moments on a plate. Once the moisture has been released, you can carefully pick up the fillet with a slotted spatula and transfer it to another plate for saucing. This way, you won't sog out your beautiful sauce.

Tom Douglas

BeautifulRestMomentsYouWayOut

When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.

Ritchie Blackmore

GoodSomeoneYouStandardsOwnYour

I thought, transgender people are much worse off than I am. That's why they're willing to risk everything to be who they are. But the older I got, the harder it got to stay in my body.

Chaz Bono

I AmPeopleThoughtBodyWhyRisk

There's a very fine line between one person's reality and another person's fantasy.

Conor Oberst

RealityPersonFantasyLineFine

When we played softball, I'd steal second base, feel guilty and go back.

Woody Allen

FeelBackGuiltyGoStealSecond

Here's something pompous - you take your day and artistically create it, so every moment has an artistic flavor.

William Shatner

MomentDayYouCreateSomething

If humans want to see the same types of people over and over, that's what industries will give us. If we want to see something different, that's what they'll have to give us.

Winnie Harlow

PeopleWantWillSameOverSee

I was a loser in high school.

Seann William Scott

SchoolHigh SchoolLoserHigh

I have way too many hobbies. I play guitar, and my buddies and I record music in a studio in my house. I have a couple of vintage Jeeps I'm always working on, fixing up. And I ride horses - I grew up on a horse ranch - and play basketball. I need to cut back on my hobbies so I can work more.

Riley Smith

WorkMusicRideBasketballVintage

I think that retiring the baby boomers is going to be one of the great challenges in America, that you cannot make fiscal sense out of the future of our children without taking on entitlements.

Richard Lamm

FutureChildrenGreatBabyThink

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